Groovy Dude and Highlander joined us until about 7pm when we walked out of town. So we headed to a bar and enjoyed a Happy Hour that ran from 4-6pm. The Motor City Ramblers and Pieps & Perma Grin also rolled into town this afternoon after some blue/yellow blazing. Johns Ledges) – Hiked the short distance from the shelter to the town of Kent, CT this morning and hit the outfitter, grocery store, post office, and laundromat. Squeeze Box, Mad Markum, Green Lantern, Highlander, Groovy Dude, and some section hikers were here this evening. Algo Shelter which I made at dusk ~8:30pm. Left at 5:15pm with plans for Rattlesnake Den, but pushed on to the Mt. Spoke with the Waltron/CalciQuest office in Charlotte during the break and found out that Brett and Lisa were getting married this weekend. The Country Mart Deli is located just past the bridge, so I stopped to spend $8 on groceries and a sandwich this afternoon. Then I crossed a covered bridge that was closed for repairs and walked across a beam with open views of the river below. Hiked through the ten mile river area which was really nice. There were jugs of water and tons of magazines in the lean-to, so I got rehydrated and read for a while. Got $1 of fuel just after the Telephone Pioneers Shelter at a house listed in Wingfoot’s Thru-Hikers Handbook, then took a long break at the Wiley (Wetbatack) shelter. Algo Lean-To) – I crossed the NY/CT border in low humidity and cranked out 21 miles – although I did not intend to do so at the start of the day.
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